This is the largest part of a super nova remnant found in the constellation Cygnus. It is number 6992 in the New General Catalog (NGC 6992) and was discover by William Herschel in 1784. This is a moderately difficult object to see through a telescope. A nebula filter helps to differentiate it from the swarm of stars in the background. It is located in the milky way band of Cygnus, The Swan. The Veil complex includes this object, the Western Veil NGC 6990 and Pickering's Wedge. The later is much dimmer. The complex lies about 1,500 light years away.

Photo Details:
Taken Sept. 18, 2009 from 12:30 - 3 am West of Columbia, MO
Sky conditions were good, a new moon and temps. at 54 deg F.
Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 Lite with a W/O Reducer/Flattener type II system @ f5.6
Mount: Celestron CGE. Guided with PHD guide and a Meade DSI Pro
Camera: Canon Rebel XT modified
Filter IDAS LPS
20 exposures of 360 seconds at ISO 800. 10 darks 15 flats
Processed with: Deep Sky Stacker, PixInsight LE, PhotoShop CS3, Noise Ninja